Angus World Secretariat 11 to 19 August 2007

Hosted by the Irish Angus Cattle Society.

Day 1 Saturday 11 August 2007

• Arrive in Dublin
• Transfer to hotel
• 2000 Dinner and overnight  in  Gresham Hotel Dublin http://www.gresham-hotels.com/htm/dublin_i.htm

Day 2 Sunday 12 August 2007

• 0800 Breakfast
• 0900 Depart  for Tullamore Show   http://www.tullamoreshow.com
• Day at Tullamore Show (Ireland’s premier Livestock show)
• 2000 Dinner and overnight  in Hodson Bay Hotel Athlonehttp://www.hodsonbayhotel.com/

Day 3 Monday 13 August 2007

• 0800 Breakfast
• World Angus Secretariat Meeting
• 1230 Lunch at Hodson Bay Hotel
• World Angus Secretariat Meeting
• 2000 Dinner and overnight  in Hodson Bay Hotel Athlonehttp://www.hodsonbayhotel.com/

Day 4 Tuesday 14 August 2007

• 0900 Depart for Farm Visit  Rahavanig Herd –Westmeath
• Travel on to  Strokestown House and Famine Museum  http://www.strokestownpark.ie/ 
• Also visit Commercial Angus herd in Strokestown.
• 1200 arrive Carrick on Shannon and check in
• 1300 Lunch in Bush Hotel
• Exhibition of Pedigree Angus in Carrick on Shannon
• 1830 Evening Cruise on Moon River Cruise http://www.moon-river.net/ with Buffet and Entertainment 
• Overnight in   Bush Hotel Carrick on Shannon   http://www.bushhotel.com/

Day 5 Wednesday 15 August 2007

• 0800 Breakfast
• 0900 Depart for Limerick via Roscommon Galway,
• 1200 /1400 Lunch opportunity and free time   in Galway
• Ballyvaughan, through   The Burren http://www.burrenpage.com/   to Cliffs of Moher      http://www.danheller.com/moher-cliffs.html, Ennis
• 1700 Arrive in Limerick
• overnight in Radisson Hotel Limerick http://www.limerick.radissonsas.com/
• 2000 Transfer to Bunratty Castle 
• 2045 Medieval banquet at Bunratty Castle

Day 6 Thursday 16 August 2007

• 0800 Breakfast
• 0830 Depart for Killarney
• Mid Morning Farm Visit in Abbeyfeale- Cahirconnell  Herd
• Continue to Killarney
• 1700   Visit Muckross House and Gardens               http://www.muckross-house.ie/
• Dinner and overnight in Killarney Plaza Hotel  http://www.killarneyplaza.com/  

Day 7 Friday 17 August 2007

• 0730 Breakfast
• 0830 Depart for short tour of Kerry via Kilgarvan, Kenmare, Molls Gap along the Lakes of Killarney and on via Macroom(Exhibition of Pedgiree Angus in Macroom.) to Blarney
• Lunch opportunity at Blarney
• Visit Blarney Castle   http://www.blarneycastle.ie/ 
• Blarney Woollen Mills        http://www.blarneywoollenmills.ie/
• Dinner and Overnight in Imperial Hotel Cork    www.imperialhotel.ie

Day 8 Saturday 18 August 2007

• 0730 Breakfast
• 0830 Depart for Dublin
• 1015 /1115 Visit Rock of Cashel http://www.pbase.com/marlene_p/ireland_rock 
• 1300 /1400 Lunch  in Gretta Power’s Farm house in Freshford Co Kilkenny 
• 1500 /1630 Visit Tully Bull Testing Centre Kildare.
•   Arrive in Dublin
• 2000 Dinner and O/N in Gresham Hotel Dublin http://www.gresham-hotels.com/htm/dublin_i.htm

Day 9 Sunday 19 August 2007

Breakfast.

Price per person sharing twin/double rooms:  1200 Euro

Single Room Supplement:  429  Euro

Payments made by Credit Card subject to 2% surcharge.

Payments made by Credit Transfer – no surcharge

Days before or after   Angus World Secretariat Gresham

Friday 10 B&B >> Euro 80 per person sharing Twin / Double room

Euro 125 Single room B&B

Sunday 18 August >>Euro 80 per person sharing Twin / Double room

Euro 125 Single room B&B

Price includes

8 Nights bed and Full Irish Breakfast in Hotels listed

Dinners X 6 Table d’hote Day 1 /2/3/6/7/8

1x Buffet Dinner on Moon River Day 4

1 x Medieval Banquet at Bunratty Castle Day 5

3 Lunches  Hodson Bay Hotel , Bush Hotel, Gretta Power Farm House in Freshford

Visits to  Tullamore Show, Strokestown House, Muckross House and gardens, Blarney Castle, Rock of Cashel. Tully Test Centre

Payment  to be made directly to:

Discover Ireland Tours

9 Tramway Terrace

Douglas

Co. Cork

Ireland

Phone: ++353214892687

Fax: ++353214892690

E mail: david@discoverirelandtours.com

Deposit of  20 % required in  January  and final payment in  May 2007